A middle school teacher's thoughts on science, technology and learning

Saturday, April 26, 2014

AR - Augmented Reality

At the 2014 Annual CUE conference, I was introduced to augmented reality for the first time, Holy. Cow. Here are the augmented reality apps I am familiar with so far.

ColAR - 3D coloring pages (Apple & Android) You download and print out the coloring pages from the website. The bird, dot and another random one, along with the holiday pages, are free. You can "unlock" sets of 6 other pages for $2.99 each.

Aurasma - this app allows you to create your own AR attached to a trigger image of your choice. There is a library of 3D objects, or (theoretically) you can make your own. Keep your eyes open for public "aura"s people have created for common symbols (NFL logo, the back of a $20 bill, etc)

There are a lot of educators already doing cool things with AR and I hope to amass a collection of resources (like this slideshow - by @jstevens009& @Packwoman208 - and this list of integration ideas) soon!